Roar of Conquest: Tsardom of Bulgaria Roster news

Greetings! Today I will covering the stats and availability of the Tsardom of Bulgaria roster in Roar of Conquest: The Late Middle Ages, overhaul mod of Medieval II. This article should help those who are curious to have a better understanding of how the Tsardom's roster will perform in battle and when certain units will become available in the campaign.

Note: The stats you see here have been updated for Roar of Conquest: The Late Middle Ages VI. Now onto the details!

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The Tsardom of Bulgaria

Bulgaria boasts a strong roster with little to no weaknesses. With strong infantry to hold the battle line and excellent cavalry to charge and harass the rear and flanks, the enemies of Bulgaria will have much to fear when facing them in battle! For reference, the unit sizes I will be listing here are when the game is put on 'ultra unit size', Secondary Melee Attack represents the secondary weapon cavalry units use after completing a charge, and the acronym AP stands for armor-piercing. Glory to the Tsar, on to war!

1) General's Bodyguard

• Unit Size: 32
• Melee Attack: 8
• Charge: 8
• Secondary Melee Attack: 8 (AP)
• Defense: 20 (Armor 9, Defense Skill 8, Shield 3)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Fortress

The bodyguard unit for your characters and generals in the early campaign. A study unit, but not invincible; be careful with them in battle.

2) Woodsmen

• Unit Size: 120
• Melee Attack: 8 (AP)
• Charge: 3
• Defense: 5 (Armor 0, Defense Skill 5, Shield 0)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Mustering Hall, (Motte and Baily)

While not professional soldiers, these men are a useful early-game unit for dealing with armored enemies

3) Spear Militia

• Unit Size: 150
• Melee Attack: 1
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 8 (Armor 0, Defense Skill 1, Shield 7)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Garrison Quarters, (Wooden Castle)

Slightly more useful than peasant infantry with their spears, Spear Militia are good for padding out armies or maintaining public order in settlements.

4) Slavic Spearmen

• Unit Size: 150
• Melee Attack: 4
• Charge: 3
• Defense: 15 (Armor 6, Defense Skill 4, Shield 5)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Garrison Quarters, (Wooden Castle)

A sturdy spear unit, good for holding the line while the rest of you army does the killing.

5) Levy Archers

• Unit Size: 120
• Missile Attack: 1
• Melee Attack: 1
• Charge: 1
• Defense: 0 (Armor 0, Defense Skill 0, Shield 0)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Bowyer, (Wooden Castle)

Cheap archers, useful for volume of fire on lightly armored targets but little else.

6) Magyar Cavalry

• Unit Size: 80
• Missile Attack: 5
• Melee Attack: 6
• Charge: 6
• Defense: 4 (Armor 2, Defense Skill 2, Shield 0)
• Attributes: Cantabrian Circle, Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Stables, (Wooden Castle)

Fast and deadly with the bow, these horsemen are ideal for harassing enemy forces, but are quite vulnerable to return fire or melee.

7) Senior Rus Militia

• Unit Size: 200
• Melee Attack: 3
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 12 (Armor 2, Defense Skill 3, Shield 7)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Town Watch, (Town)

These men serve as sturdy spearmen, holding the line against enemy attacks and defending settlements on your borders.

8) Slav Militia

• Unit Size: 150
• Melee Attack: 9 (AP)
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 8 (Armor 3, Defense Skill 5, Shield 0)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: City Watch, (City)

While these men do not have the greatest defense, they hit hard for a militia force, and have decent morale to stick in a fight longer than most militia forces.

9) Crossbow Militia

• Unit Size: 120
• Missile Attack: 7 (AP)
• Melee Attack: 1
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 5 (Armor 2, Defense Skill 3, Shield 0)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: City Watch, (City)

A cheap crossbow unit, useful for whittling down armored enemies at range.

10) Senior Rus Militia

• Unit Size: 60
• Melee Attack: 3
• Charge: 8
• Defense: 11 (Armor 5, Defense Skill 1, Shield 5)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Militia Barracks, (Large City) or Merchant's Guild, (City)

This light cavalry is useful for charging down enemy archer and chasing off routing units from the battlefield.

11) Bulgarian Spearmen

• Unit Size: 200
• Melee Attack: 4
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 16 (Armor 7, Defense Skill 4, Shield 5)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Drill Square, (Castle)

These men serve as a tough, strong line of infantry to hold against any enemy of Bulgaria.

12) Bosnian Archers

• Unit Size: 120
• Missile Attack: 3
• Melee Attack: 2
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 9 (Armor 0, Defense Skill 6, Shield 3)
• Attributes: Place Stakes, Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Practice Range, (Castle)

A cheap but useful archer unit, good for killing lightly armored enemies and placing stakes to obstruct enemy cavalry.

13) Bulgarian Heavy Infantry

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 12 (AP)
• Melee Attack: 8
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 18 (Armor 7, Defense Skill 6, Shield 5)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Barracks, (Fortress)

Serving as excellent heavy infantry, these men will tear through enemy formations with their javelins before charging into melee with their blades to finish the enemy.

14) Bulgarian Heavy Archers

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 4
• Melee Attack: 6
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 16 (Armor 6, Defense Skill 7, Shield 3)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Archery Range, (Fortress)

These men are an excellent hybrid unit, able to serve both as strong archer at range and in melee with their swords.

15) Bulgarian Cavalry

• Unit Size: 60
• Melee Attack: 8
• Charge: 9
• Secondary Melee Attack: 7
• Defense: 14 (Armor 5, Defense Skill 4, Shield 5)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Baron's Stables, (Fortress)

A strong medium cavalry, swift of foot, and great for striking vulnerable enemy formations.

16) Bulgarian Horse Archers

• Unit Size: 80
• Missile Attack: 4
• Melee Attack: 5
• Charge: 6
• Defense: 15 (Armor 6, Defense Skill 5, Shield 4)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Earl's Stables, (Citadel)

These horse archers are deadly at range and good in melee, making them a versatile unit for any commander to have in their army.

17) Dismounted Boyars

• Unit Size: 120
• Melee Attack: 9 (AP)
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 21 (Armor 7, Defense Skill 8, Shield 6)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Fortress

A strong infantry unit great for smashing through enemy infantry lines.

18) Boyars

• Unit Size: 60
• Melee Attack: 9
• Charge: 8
• Secondary Melee Attack: 11
• Defense: 17 (Armor 8, Defense Skill 4, Shield 5)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Castle

A strong heavy cavalry, excellent at charging down any foe on the battlefield.

19) Late General's Bodyguard

• Unit Size: 32
• Melee Attack: 5
• Charge: 15
• Secondary Melee Attack: 9 (AP)
• Defense: 30 (Armor 15, Defense Skill 9, Shield 6)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: New Era Event, (year 1300)
• Building Requirement: Citadel

An upgraded version of the General's Bodyguard unit, these men are much more difficult to kill, making your general less vulnerable in battle.

20) Slavic City Guard

• Unit Size: 150
• Melee Attack: 8 (AP)
• Charge: 3
• Defense: 15 (Armor 6, Defense Skill 5, Shield 4)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: New Era Event, (year 1300)
• Building Requirement: Militia Drill Square, (Large City)

While not having the offensive output of Slav Militia, these men are more suited for holding the line, and are effective at striking down armored enemies with their battle axes.

21) Heavy Boyars

• Unit Size: 60
• Melee Attack: 10
• Charge: 9
• Secondary Melee Attack: 9 (AP)
• Defense: 25 (Armor 13, Defense Skill 5, Shield 7)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Half Plate Event, (year 1310-1330)
• Building Requirement: Fortress

An elite shock cavalry, this unit becomes more readily available later on in the campaign, replacing the Boyars after the Full Plate Event, (year 1380-1400).

22) Arquebusiers

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 14 (AP)
• Melee Attack: 3
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 11 (Armor 7, Defense Skill 4, Shield 0)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Matchlock Developed Event, (1420-1440)
• Building Requirement: Army Barracks, (Huge City)

The first long-range gunpowder infantry available to Bulgaria, capable of devastating morale-shocking volleys of lead.

23) Cossack Gunners

• Unit Size: 60
• Missile Attack: 19 (AP)
• Melee Attack: 5 (AP)
• Charge: 6
• Defense: 7 (Armor 2, Defense Skill 5, Shield 0)
• Attributes: None
• Frighten Infantry
• Availability: Machines that Fly Event, (year 1492)
• Building Requirement: King's Stables, (Citadel)

A fast skirmish cavalry, capable of devastating volleys against elite enemy units.

24) Late Arquebusiers

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 18 (AP)
• Melee Attack: 3
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 9 (Armor 4, Defense Skill 5, Shield 0)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Pike and Shot Event, (year 1530)
• Building Requirement: Army Barracks, (Huge City)

An upgraded version of Arquebusiers, with the same role in battle.

25) Streltsy

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 28 (AP)
• Melee Attack: 13 (AP)
• Charge: 5
• Defense: 13 (Armor 5, Defense Skill 8, Shield 0)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Pike and Shot Event, (year 1530)
• Building Requirement: Army Barracks, (Huge City)

A deadly hybrid unit, these men are skilled are shooting down enemies from range or striking them down in melee with their large axes.

26) Pikemen

• Unit Size: 250
• Melee Attack: 5
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 8 (Armor 2, Defense Skill 6, Shield 0)
• Attributes: Spear Wall
• Availability: Pike and Shot Event, (year 1530)
• Building Requirement: Army Barracks, (Huge City)

An excellent unit in defense, especially against cavalry.

27) Pistoliers

• Unit Size: 80
• Missile Attack: 10 (AP)
• Melee Attack: 10
• Charge: 5
• Defense: 15 (Armor 11, Defense Skill 4, Shield 0)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Advanced Matchlock Event, (year 1550-1560)
• Building Requirement: King's Stables, (Citadel)

A versatile cavalry unit, capable of harassing the enemy at range or charging into melee combat at will.

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So there you have it, the entire roster for the Tsardom of Bulgaria! If you like what you see, feel free to download the mod here: ROC: LMA VI Now, go forth and conquer!